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        2. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 2, , John Wilson, author of approximately forty books, grew up on the Island of Skye and in Paisley.
        3. John Alexander Wilson is a Canadian author of historical fiction and non-fiction.
        4. John Wilson FRSE (– 3 April ) was a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author, the writer most frequently identified with the pseudonym.
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          6. John Alexander Wilson is a Canadian author of historical fiction and non-fiction....

          John Wilson (Canadian writer)

          Canadian author (born 1951)

          John Alexander Wilson (born August 3, 1951, in Edinburgh, Scotland)[1] is a Canadian author of historical fiction and non-fiction.[2] He is the author of over 30 books, 300 articles and essays, and 30 poems.

          Biography

          Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 3, 1951, to James Annan and Evelyn Victoria Marguerite Wilson.[1] He grew up on the Island of Skye, and in Paisley.[3]

          In 1975, Wilson received a Bachelor of Science with honours in geology from the University of St Andrews.[1] After graduation, he worked as a geologist in Zimbabwe before moving to Canada.[3] For nine years, he worked for the Alberta Geological Survey in Edmonton.[3]

          In 1991, Wilson began writing full-time.[3]

          Wilson now lives in Lantzville on Vancouver Island.[citation needed] He is married to Jenifer Mary Wilson and has three children: Sarah